Ranfurly Shield


Ranfurly Shield

(rænˈfɜːlɪ) n (Rugby) (in New Zealand) the premier rugby trophy, competed for annually by provincial teams[C20: named after the Earl of Ranfurly (1856–1933), 15th Governor of New Zealand (1897–1904), who presented it to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in 1902]

Ranfurly Shield

Trophy competed for by the top teams in New Zealand.